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US-8290175

In-vehicle entertainment sound system

PublishedOctober 16, 2012
Assigneenot available in USPTO data we have
Inventorsnot available in USPTO data we have
Technical Abstract

A method of recording a recommended plurality of audio signals (40) in an entertainment sound system (42) associated with an automotive vehicle (12)includes a central server (14) for processing a plurality of data (16) associated with a plurality of audio signals (18). A data input (22) within the vehicle (12) receives the plurality of data (16). An audio input (20) within the vehicle (12) receives the plurality of audio signals (18). The plurality of data (16) is transmitted from the central server (14) through said data input (22) to a controller (24) within the automotive vehicle (12). Furthermore, the plurality of data (16) is transmitted through the data input (22) to the controller (24). A preferred plurality of audio signals (34) received from the audio input (20) is acoustically played on the entertainment sound system (42). Then, a preferred plurality of data (36) associated with the preferred plurality of audio signals (34) is recorded onto a user profile stored on an electronic medium (30). Finally, a recommended plurality of audio signals (40) having a preference vector congruent to the user profile is recorded onto the electronic medium (30).

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4 claims

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1. A vehicular entertainment sound system recording and playing back a plurality of audio signals within an automotive vehicle comprising: a controller determining a user preference vector associated with frequently listened to broadcasts and encoding and recording audio signals congruent with said user preference vector, wherein said controller measures the length of time the user plays said audio signals, those audio signals played more than a predetermined minimum length of time composes user preferred audio signals.

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2. The vehicular entertainment sound system of claim 1 , further comprising a recorder recording said encoded audio signals to an electronic medium when said system is not powered up.

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3. The vehicular entertainment sound system of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface receiving user preferred audio signals when the system is powered up.

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4. A recorder recording and playing back a plurality of audio signals for a vehicular entertainment sound system comprising: an audio input transmitting a preferred plurality of audio signals; the entertainment system acoustically playing said preferred plurality of audio signals received from said audio input; a controller receiving said preferred plurality of audio signals, said controller determining a user preference vector associated with frequently listened to broadcasts and encoding and recording audio signals congruent with said user preference vector; and a recorder actuated by said controller recording said preferred plurality-of audio signals.

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Filing Date

January 9, 2006

Publication Date

October 16, 2012

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